The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
Encourage Immigration.

The Eustis Board of Trade deserves |
the thanks of Elorida's friends for the |
step it has taken in distributing printed |
forms of a petition To the Legislature
concerning immigration to be signed by
ehe citizens of the many towns of the
State and their vicinage. Every pro-
gressive State of the Union has its State
Board of Immigration. Florida has had
to depend upon the fame of her natural
advantages. What effort has been made
to induce new settlers has been that of
the land agents and the railroad COM
panies, without concert of action and
not always in the wisest manner. Con-
fidence must be inspired in the breasts of
those contemplating removal to a new
State where the rigors of winter shall no
longer sap their vitality nor require that
| the active work of the farm and orchard
shall he confined to six or seven
months of the year. Every intelligent
immigrant who brings here his capital,
large or small, To abet his industry in
establishing a new and comfortable
home is added wealth to the State.
Above all. Florida needs some official
body to which those desiring to estab-
lish themselves manufac lures and
commerce within the State may address
themselves for information. There is
plenty of capital in the CEN
tiers of finance seeking safe
investment. There is an abundance of
raw material wasting in the woods or
capable of being produced in the fields es
the State. Bring them together and see
how wealth will flow into the State. Let
the soil of each county, the riches under
the soil, the fora of the whole State be
systematically investigated by scientific
experts, and let the results be collated by
an intelligent official board The expen-
diture proposed would bring forth many
fold in taxes in the years to come. beside
making a permanent residence in Florida
more valuable year by year. The petit
ton Is as follows:
To the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Believing that Florida has all the ele-
ments necessary for the prosperity and
happiness of her citizens, as well as for
the comfort and en- Oyment of the tour
list and Pleasure-seeker; and believing
also, that her Incompatible climate l.
beyond that of any other State III
the Union for the promotion of health
and to secure beautiful winteI homes;
Therefore, i'm order that there may bt
a more general understanding and APP
probation of all her advantages and the
various elements that go to make w
those advantages,
We, the citizens of - and vicinity
in-connty, (as represented BY
hereby pray your honorable body
to appropriate not less than one
hundred thousand dollars tor more
if. in your Judgment, it shall b.
thought best) To provide for the mainte
nance OF Bureau of Immigration; for d
systematic method of advertising the
many industries, resources and advan
tages of the State; and To promote
generally, the good of the com
monwealth of Florida We would
suggest establishing Notwithstanding
agencies at different points to 9th
er States, and through their adver
Using largely in this and other countries
and in every other proper manner, dis
tributing such Information as will show
to the public at large the real worth and
importance of the State of Florida.
This petition can be seen and signed al
the office of THE PALATKA DAILY NEWS